Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay Nobody's Fool |
1994 |
| Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
| Nominated |
Best Director Places in the Heart |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
| Won |
Best Original Screenplay Places in the Heart |
1984 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay The Late Show |
1977 |
| Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde |
1967 |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Won |
Silver Bear for Best Director Places in the Heart |
1985 |
Directors Guild of America
| Nominated |
Best Director Places in the Heart |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
| Won |
Best Screenplay The Late Show |
1977 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Nominated |
Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Places in the Heart |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
| Nominated |
Best Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde |
1967 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Won |
Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
National Society of Film Critics
| Won |
Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Won |
Best Screenplay Places in the Heart |
1984 |
| Won |
Best Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde |
1967 |
